Fleas
Order Siphonaptera
Wingless parasites with laterally compressed bodies and powerful jumping legs. They can jump up to 150 times their body length and are vectors for several diseases.
Species in this Order (22)
Badger Flea
Paraceras melis
A large flea specialized to parasitize European badgers. It is found in badger setts and is one of t...
Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis
The most common flea on both cats and dogs worldwide. Can jump up to 150 times its body length. A si...
Chigoe Flea
Tunga penetrans
A tiny tropical flea whose fertilized females burrow into the skin of the feet, causing painful swel...
Dog Flea
Ctenocephalides canis
A flea historically associated with domestic dogs but actually less common on dogs than the cat flea...
Giant Armadillo Flea
Tunga caecata
A burrowing flea related to the chigoe flea that parasitizes armadillos in South America. Like its r...
Hedgehog Flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei
A large flea specific to European hedgehogs and one of the most abundant fleas in Western Europe. A ...
Hen Flea
Ceratophyllus gallinae
A common flea of wild birds and domestic poultry, often found in nest material. Heavy infestations c...
Human Flea
Pulex irritans
Once common in human homes, now relatively rare in developed countries. Historically responsible for...
Mole Flea
Hystrichopsylla talpae
The largest European flea, found on moles and other burrowing mammals....
Moorhen Flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae
A flea commonly found on small passerine birds including tits, wrens, and robins. It breeds in bird ...
Mouse Flea
Leptopsylla segnis
A small flea that parasitizes house mice and other small rodents worldwide. It is commonly found in ...
Northern Rat Flea
Nosopsyllus fasciatus
A flea of the Norway rat found in temperate climates, capable of transmitting murine typhus. It has ...
Oriental Rat Flea
Xenopsylla cheopis
The primary vector of bubonic plague, responsible for transmitting the bacterium Yersinia pestis bet...
Pigeon Flea
Ceratophyllus columbae
A flea found in pigeon nests and dovecotes that can bite humans in infested buildings. It thrives in...
Rabbit Flea
Spilopsyllus cuniculi
A flea specific to European rabbits with a remarkable reproductive strategy tied to its host. It can...
Rat Flea
Xenopsylla brasiliensis
A tropical rat flea found across Africa and South America that can transmit plague. It is second to ...
Sand Martin Flea
Ceratophyllus styx
A flea species specific to sand martin colonies in their bank-nesting burrows. It can accumulate in ...
Snow Flea
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus
A flea that parasitizes petrels and survives Antarctic conditions year-round....
Squirrel Flea
Orchopeas howardi
A common ectoparasite of eastern gray squirrels and flying squirrels in North America. It is found i...
Sticktight Flea
Echidnophaga gallinacea
A small flea that permanently attaches to the skin of poultry, often around the face and comb. It ca...
Western Chicken Flea
Ceratophyllus niger
A poultry flea common in western North America that infests chickens and other domestic birds. Heavy...
Western Ground Squirrel Flea
Oropsylla montana
A flea found on ground squirrels and prairie dogs in western North America. It is an important vecto...